A total of 130 people suffered food poisoning after eating grilled eel dishes, a popular midsummer delicacy in Japan, that were sold last week at a department store in Yokohama, near Tokyo ...

AKITA--As part of its summer “Fake Sweets” campaign, Japanese confectioner Kaorudo ... up with a cake modeled after “unaju” (grilled eel on rice) to mark the midsummer day of the ox ...

DESCRIBED as “liquid gold”, baby eels or elvers are among the most valuable aquatic creatures in the world, with their price ...

Popular grilled eel dishes may become much cheaper ... automatic feeders and other equipment. Even though most Japanese eels are farm-raised, the process begins with catching wild juveniles ...

Eel has been selected as Japan's "Dish of the Year" in 2024, reflecting its popularity among inbound tourists and progress in research to pursue its sustainability amid dwindling catches, a restaurant ...

Eel is customarily eaten on "doyo no ushi no hi", or the summer Days of the Ox as designated by Japan's traditional calendar, which mark midsummer. This year they fall on July 24th and August 5th ...

In response to the dwindling populations of wild, freshwater eel, and the subsequent skyrocketing prices, Forsea developed its cultured iteration of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Walk into any sushi restaurant these days, even one that shares its menu with burgers (a big red flag), and you'll likely end up ordering ...

REHOVOT, Israel, Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey conducted by cultured seafood innovator Forsea, Ltd. reveals an openness among Japanese consumers toward eel alternatives, including ...